jim spellman is live in spring bay, illinois. i'm looking at your pictures now. i know home and business owners are just devastated by all of this. >> reporter: they can take some of that bay area weather here in illinois. two blocks this way is the banks. it started to come up wednesday and it's cresting here. statewide, this is even worse, the governor has asked fema to come in and do an assessment. the real problem, it's just begin, all of the water from all of the spring, storm, rain, is making its way south, inundating the communities. the good news, we haven't heard reports of widespread damage. it's mostly riverfront communities. they put a mandatory evacuation in here. fire chief tells us he's ready to do water rescues if they have to. they may not have that really -- really widespread reach but to the areas it's hitting, it's a serious situation -- serious situation. >>> any forecast about a letup in the near future? >> well, they expect about an inch of rain. it just started raining here in the last hour. beyond that, though, i think they will get a bre